Ramapo councilman tours village board meetings

Ramapo Town Board member Daniel Friedman has committed to attend village board meetings within the town boundary from Nov. 26 to Dec. 26 to speak with residents and elected officials there.

“I want to foster a dialogue between my office and residents from across Ramapo,” Friedman said in his statement that he issued as he announced his tour. “We agree on a lot and sometimes we disagree on issues, but the most important thing we can do is have an open dialogue. I look forward to speaking with all 60 elected village officials in Ramapo and our shared constituents.”

At the meetings, Friedman will talk about issues the Town Board has been working on and will answer questions.

Residents can follow the progress of the tour on Twitter and ask questions by following @CouncilmanDF and using the hashtag #12VillageTour.

Akiko Matsuda has been a reporter with The Journal News since August 2005, covering the communities of North Rockland, including the towns of Haverstraw and Stony Point and the villages of Haverstraw, West Haverstraw and Pomona. Before that, she covered local governments in upstate New York and Connecticut. A Japanese native, she was a reporter and news anchor for a TV station in Sapporo, covering various beats, including courts, politics and the environment.